I'm really proud of him as I see the look in his eyes and know what he's feeling :)

Now, if I could only ever get him off the damn thing! :D

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I'd feel a little better if he had a stiff pair of dungarees on instead of those shorts...But I'm pretty attuned to knee stuff right now.

That was just around the yard at walking speed basically. Soon as he got more daring with the throttle he was in pants :)

We got our 5-yr-old a little 50cc quad ATV, limited to 8 mph. On the back there's a tether with a 20 ft cord so he can't get too far away from an adult. Now imagine, if you will, a little boy hurtling along at 8 mph with the throttle maxed while screaming to his panting lard-ass father "Run faster, Daddy!"

I envy your accomplishment, Tim!

That's great!

Your neighborhood just looks so nice, Tim!

The house across the street's for rent, $850 a month.....want their number? :)

(Excellent, quiet, and safe place to live, but depressed home values......)

Very cool!

Can't wait for the post when he brings home his first broken pinball machine to fix. :)


Carl

It looks like he will need to be moved up to an 80cc bike soon! Also I suggest pants for any motorcycle riding.

Depressed home values are a plus, if one is employed! Probably not a lot of biotech around you, though, is there, Tim?

Values were way off when we moved here in 1991 (the post DEC era), but skyrocketed later. Now, of course, the inventory of unsold midprice homes is huge (bigger than in 1991, which was basically recession times in MA) and prices are dropping from the stratosphere.

That was just around the yard at walking speed basically. Soon as he got more daring with the throttle he was in pants :)

Agreed Donny :)

Looks like a real nice kid you got there. Good philosophy too. Keep 'em in the dirt and off the streets!

Then Dad had to buy one too.....but mine's a project as mine usually are :)

It's a "seen better days" 1972 Honda SL350 Enduro....

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I'm gonna bring it in the basement and tear it apart and restore it over the winter, like I used to do with mopeds :)

Today, his first bike. Tomorrow,condoms. My, how fast they grow up!! :D

Funny. My son started college today. He was your son's age yesterday................:thmbsp:

Today, his first bike. Tomorrow,condoms. My, how fast they grow up!! :D

Funny. My son started college today. He was your son's age yesterday................:thmbsp:


Smart kid! He is 8 yrs old in college? Seriously congratulations BP

I have a feeling Tim is the cool dad :cool: that every kid wishes for.

Very cool! Pretty soon he'll be doing a cross ups with a peace sign.

Don't forget the goggles, motorcross boots and gloves. Oh and the shoulder pads, knee pads, flak jacket...

Your title and especially your quote "I see the look in his eyes" is priceless for a father watching his son grow up...Tim, the stories of your kids are excellent, they are no doubt heading down the right track...a

My parents are both from Buffalo. Those houses look just like the ones they lived in. Kenmore, Highland & Parker area. I grew up outside the city in Corfu.

Dan

Tim that 350 will be a fun bike! Years ago I repaired one for a neighbor and got to ride it a bit. Those are pretty simple to work on points,condensor and carb work gets most of the old ones going.

We got our 5-yr-old a little 50cc quad ATV, limited to 8 mph. On the back there's a tether with a 20 ft cord so he can't get too far away from an adult. Now imagine, if you will, a little boy hurtling along at 8 mph with the throttle maxed while screaming to his panting lard-ass father "Run faster, Daddy!"

I envy your accomplishment, Tim!
Would you be willing to share the details of the quad? Make, model, price, Etc.
Thanks
Tom

Keep your eyes on him and many pictures Tim.... They grow up so fast, some day you'll look up at him and wonder where all the time went!!

Ron

I'm gonna bring it in the basement and tear it apart and restore it over the winter, like I used to do with mopeds

i had a friend do that with a harley sportster that he rebuilt over the winter.it sure was fun getting it up the stairs iirc.

Wouldn´t it be cool to install a 8 track player on that little bike? I had a car radio/cassette on my 50cc scooter, and a 7" Seas speaker. The power came from the scooters battery. It was so cool to take a ride in the town a hot saturday night with the volume at the max. It actually sounded pretty good, but there was some noise fro the ignition system.

Definately the "cool" dad. :yes: If your going to try and keep up on the Honda, I would focus attention on brakes and suspension. :D Enjoy your fun years, both of you. Jay

Why is he wearing Thor's crash pads?

veg

Very cool Tim!!!! You definately win for the coolest Dad on the block!!!!

My son is a little older. His new ride which should be arriving in Japan soon is in the Photo below. They are doing a hull swap so he will changing from the USS Chancellorsville to the Shiloh. His job is to maintain the Ships Radar systems. So at times he works on those two white domes on top (scares the shit out of his mother thinking he's up there) Not bad for a kid from Silverton, Oregon. He has a couple more years in Japan before he reups and comes back stateside to enter college so he can become an officer.


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My parents are both from Buffalo. Those houses look just like the ones they lived in. Kenmore, Highland & Parker area. I grew up outside the city in Corfu.

Dan

I grew up in Kenmore too! Small world!